ŽELEZNICE SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY · ŽELEZNICE SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY NETWORK STATEMENT FOR TIMETABLE 2018/2019 Approved by Director General of Železnice Slovenskej republiky Ref. no

ŽELEZNICE SLOVENSKEJ REPUBLIKY

NETWORK STATEMENT

FOR TIMETABLE 2018/2019

Approved by Director General of Železnice Slovenskej republiky Ref. no. XXXXXX - O450

Effective since 10 December 2017

Contents NETWORK STATEMENT ....................................................................................... 2

1. GENERAL INFORMATION ..................................................................................... 10 1.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 10

1.1.1. Public Administration .............................................................................. 10 1.1.2. General information on the infrastructure manager ................................ 11

1.2. OBJECTIVE ................................................................................................................... 12 1.3. LEGAL FRAMEWORK .................................................................................................... 12

1.3.1. European Union legislation related to railway transport .......................... 12 1.3.2. Legislation of the Slovak Republic .......................................................... 12 1.3.3. Regulations of ŽSR ................................................................................ 13

1.4. LEGAL STATUS ............................................................................................................ 13 1.4.1. General Remarks ................................................................................... 13 1.4.2. Liability ................................................................................................... 13 1.4.3. Remedy Procedures ............................................................................... 13

1.5. STRUCTURE OF NETWORK STATEMENT ...................................................................... 14 1.6. VALIDITY AND UPDATING PROCESS ............................................................................. 14

1.6.1. Validity Period ........................................................................................ 14 1.6.2. Updating Process ................................................................................... 14

1.7. PUBLISHING ................................................................................................................. 15 1.8. CONTACTS ................................................................................................................... 15 1.10 RAILNETEUROPE – INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INFRASTRUCTURE

MANAGERS .................................................................................................................. 16

1.10.1 One-Stop Shop (OSS) ............................................................................ 17 1.10.2 RNE Tools .............................................................................................. 17

2. ACCESS CONDITIONS .......................................................................................... 19 2.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 19 2.2. GENERAL ACCESS REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................. 19

2.2.1. Requirements for path requests/capacity requests................................. 19 2.2.2. Railway undertakings allowed to perform train operations ..................... 20 2.2.3. Licenses ................................................................................................. 20 2.2.4. Safety certificate ..................................................................................... 20 2.2.5. Coverage of liabilities (insurance) .......................................................... 20

2.3. GENERAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS ............................................................................... 20 2.3.1. Contract on the access to railway infrastructure ..................................... 21 2.3.2. Contracts on infrastructure capacity allocation ....................................... 21 2.3.3. Framework agreement ........................................................................... 21

2.4. OPERATIONAL RULES .................................................................................................. 21 2.5. TRANSPORT OF EXCEPTIONAL CONSIGNMENTS .......................................................... 23 2.6. DANGEROUS GOODS ................................................................................................... 24 2.7. RAILWAY VEHICLES ACCEPTANCE PROCESS ............................................................... 24 2.8. PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE, MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FITNESS OF STAFF .. 25

2.8.1. CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING A DEROGATION FROM B1 LEVEL REQUIREMENTS OF SLOVAK LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR TRAIN DRIVERS OF RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS OPERATING AT THE BORDER CROSSING STATION ................... 25

2.9. TECHNICAL PROCEDURES IN RAILWAY STATIONS ........................................................ 26 3. INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................................... 27

3.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 27 3.2. EXTENT OF NETWORK ................................................................................................. 27

3.2.1. Limits ...................................................................................................... 27 3.2.2. Connected Railway Networks ................................................................. 28

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3.3. NETWORK DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................. 28 3.3.1. Geographic identification ........................................................................ 28 3.3.2. Capabilities ............................................................................................. 30 3.3.3. Traffic Control and Communication Systems ......................................... 32

3.4. TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ............................................................................................... 33 3.4.1. Specialised Infrastructure ....................................................................... 33 3.4.2. Environmental Restrictions ..................................................................... 33 3.4.3. Dangerous Goods .................................................................................. 33 3.4.4. Tunnel Restrictions ................................................................................. 33 3.4.5. Bridge Restrictions ................................................................................. 33

3.5. AVAILABILITY OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE ..................................................................... 33 3.6. SERVICE FACILITIES ..................................................................................................... 34 3.6.1. Passenger stations .................................................................................................... 34

3.6.3. Marshalling yards and train formation facilities ....................................... 35 3.6.4. Storage sidings ....................................................................................... 35 3.6.5. Maintenance facilities ............................................................................. 35 3.6.6. Other technical facilities, including cleaning and washing facilities ........ 35 3.6.7. Maritime and inland port facilities ........................................................... 35

3.7. INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................... 36 4. INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY ALLOCATION .................................................... 37

4.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 37 4.2. DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS ........................................................................................ 37 4.3. SCHEDULE FOR PATH REQUESTS AND ALLOCATION PROCESS ................................... 39 4.4. CAPACITY ALLOCATION PROCESS ............................................................................... 41

4.4.1. Coordination process .............................................................................. 42 4.4.2. Dispute resolution process ..................................................................... 42 4.4.3. Congested infrastructure ........................................................................ 43

4.5 INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY ALLOCATION FOR MAINTENANCE AND RENEWAL .......... 44 4.6 NON-USE / CANCELLATION RULES ............................................................................... 44

4.6.1. Rules for Railway Undertakings ............................................................. 44 4.6.2. Non-use of the allocated infrastructure capacity ..................................... 44 the RU uses railway infrastructure in contradiction to the allocated

infrastructure capacity, ........................................................................... 44 the route has been cancelled or infrastructure capacity has been

withdrawn on the neighbouring infrastructure. ........................................ 44 4.7 TRANSPORTATION OF EXTRAORDINARY CONSIGNMENTS, DANGEROUS GOODS, TEST

RUNS AND TECHNICAL AND SAFETY TESTS OF RAILWAY VEHICLES ............................ 45 4.8 SPECIAL MEASURES TO BE TAKEN IN THE EVENT OF DISTURBANCE ........................... 46

4.8.1. Principles ................................................................................................ 46 4.8.2. Operational Regulation ........................................................................... 46 4.8.3. Scheduled constraints ............................................................................ 46 4.8.4. Unscheduled constraints ........................................................................ 47

4.9 CAPACITY ALLOCATION FOR SERVICE FACILITIES ............................................................. 47 4.10 RAIL REPLACEMENT BUS SERVICE .................................................................................. 47 5.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 49 5.2. MINIMUM ACCESS PACKAGE ........................................................................................ 49 5.3. ACCESS TO SERVICES FACILITIES AND SUPPLY OF SERVICES ..................................... 49

5.3.1. Access to service facilities ...................................................................... 49 5.3.1.1. Passenger stations ................................................................................. 49 5.3.1.3. Marshalling yards and train formation facilities, including shunting

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5.3.1.4 Storage stations ..................................................................................... 50 5.3.1.5 Maintenance facilities ............................................................................. 50 5.3.1.6. Other technical facilities, including cleaning and washing facilities ........ 50 5.3.1.7. Maritime and inland port facilities ........................................................... 51 5.3.1.8 Relief facilities ........................................................................................ 51 5.3.1.9. Refueling facilities................................................................................... 51

5.4. ADDITIONAL SERVICES ................................................................................................ 52 5.4.1. Traction current ...................................................................................... 52 5.4.2. Services for trains ................................................................................... 52 5.4.3. Services for exceptional transports and dangerous goods ..................... 52 5.4.4. Services for professional capability ........................................................ 52 5.4.5. Other additional services ........................................................................ 53

5.5. ANCILLARY SERVICES .................................................................................................. 53 5.5.1. Access to the telecommunication network .............................................. 53 5.5.2. Provision of supplementary information, consultancy ............................. 53 5.5.3. Technical inspection of rolling stock ....................................................... 53 5.5.4. Specialized heavy maintenance services ............................................... 54 5.5.5. Lease of premises and land ...................................................................... 54 5.5.5. Services of accommodation and catering establishments ...................... 54 5.5.6. Services of Railway Research and Development Centre ....................... 54 5.5.7. Services of Railway Geodetics Centre ................................................... 54

6. CHARGES ............................................................................................................... 55 6.1 CHARGING PRINCIPLES ............................................................................................... 55 6.2 CHARGING SYSTEM ........................................................................................................... 56 6.3 TARIFFS ....................................................................................................................... 60 6.4 FINANCIAL PENALTIES AND INCENTIVES ...................................................................... 61 6.4.1. Non-usage charges .................................................................................................. 61 6.4.2. Reduction fee for Framework Agreements ........................................................... 61 6.4.3 Reduction fee for ERTMS equipped motive power units ................................... 61 6.5 COMPENSATION REGIME ............................................................................................. 62 6.6 CHANGES TO CHARGES ............................................................................................... 62 6.7 BILLING ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................................................. 63


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ANNEXES 1.A. Glossary of used abbreviations

1.B. Glossary of definitions

1.3.1. European Union railway transport legislation

1.8. Contacts

2.3.1. Contract for access to the railway infrastructure – template

2.3.2. Contract for infrastructure capacity allocation – template

2.4. List of closed railway lines over a period of closure of traffic

2.7.A. Statement of the infrastructure manager on operation of railway vehicles of foreign

undertakings, or railway vehicles placed first time into service in other Member State,

or in a country of the European Economic Area, on the railway infrastructure of ŽSR

2.7.B. Capability of motive power units on the 1435 mm and 1520 mm gauge railway

infrastructure of ŽSR

2.8.1.A. Application to the IM for granting a derogation from B1 level of language proficiency

for train drivers (template)

2.8.1.B. Conditions of Železnice Slovenskej republiky for granting a derogation from B1 level of

language proficiency for train drivers

2.8.1.C. Conditions for evaluating of applications to the IM for granting a derogation from B1

level of language proficiency for train drivers

2.10.A. The simplified technical procedures of operations for freight trains

2.10.B. List of railway stations where the simplified technical procedures of operations for

freight trains do not apply

3.3.1.A. List of railway lines managed by ŽSR

3.3.1.B. Scheme of railway infrastructure managed by ŽSR

3.3.1.1. Category of railway lines for charging purposes

3.3.1.3. List of traffic points with technical equipment, length of lines and platforms

3.3.2.1.A. Vehicle static profile and table of half-width of the loading dimension

3.3.2.1.B. Line characteristics and codes for combined transport on railway lines of ŽSR

3.3.3.2. List of railway lines with diagnostics facilities for railway vehicles

3.6.1.A. List of railway stations with technical facilities in order to assist persons with reduced

mobility

3.6.1.B. List of railway stations equipped with lifting platforms for persons with reduced mobility

3.6.3.A. List of stations in which ŽSR provides shunting services and technical office services

3.6.3.B. List of marshalling yards and train formation stations

3.6.6. List of stations equipped with railway vehicles weighing system

3.6.9.A. Information on refuelling conditions

3.6.9.B. Contract on provision of services for refuelling of motive power units of railway

undertaking on the railway network managed by ŽSR – template

4.2.1. Acceptance of railway undertaking authorization by the applicant

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4.3.B. Working schedule for timetable planning process and Schedule for changes to

timetable

4.3.C. Train path order to annual timetable - template

4.3.D. Order of planned inclusion of extra carriages on the train or extraordinary train stop -

template

5.3.1.1.A. List of traffic points providing services to passengers

5.3.1.1.B. Product catalogue for services provided in the Integrated Passenger Transport

Terminal (TIOP) Moldava nad Bodvou mesto

5.3.1.2.A. List of other entities freight transport terminals connected to ŽSR railway network –

sidings, facilities for larger repairs, locomotive depots, wagon depots and standstill

depots for passenger trains

5.3.1.2.B. List of other entities intermodal transport terminals connected to ŽSR railway network

– terminals of combined transport

5.3.1.5. List of other entities facilities connected to ŽSR railway network - refuelling, minor

repairs and maintenance, washing and cleaning of railway vehicles

5.3.2.1.A. Directive on provision of shunting operations and technical office services for railway

undertakings and template contract on provision of shunting operations and technical

office services

5.3.2.1.B. Product catalogue for shunting operations and technical office services of ŽSR

5.3.2.2. Scope of activities in public intermodal transport terminal

5.4.2. List of railway stations with provision of train pre-heating

6.1. Decree of the Railway Regulatory Authority No. 1/2017 of 8 February 2017 on

regulatory framework for setting the charges for the access and the use of railway

infrastructure and service facilities

6.3.1. Decree of the Railway Regulatory Authority No. 7/2012 of 24 May 2012 amending the

Decree of the Railway Regulatory Authority No. 3/2010 of 2 December 2010 setting

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NOTE OF AMENDMENTS

Amendment No.

Effective since

Number/Chapter title Note

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The present Network Statement contains abbreviations and definitions presented in Annex 1.A and Annex 1.B. RailNetEurope (RNE) has developed the glossary of terms related to the Network Statements in English language available on the RNE website: http://www.rne.eu/organisation/network-statements/.

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1. GENERAL INFORMATION

1.1. INTRODUCTION Železnice Slovenskej republiky, Bratislava in abbreviated form “ŽSR” has published the present Network Statement in accordance with the Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 513/2009 Coll. on Railroads and on amendments of some acts (hereinafter referred to as the “Act on Railroads“) and directly effective provisions of European Union law.

1.1.1. Public Administration

The public administration bodies in the field of railroads shall consist of:

a) the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the “Ministry”)

b) the Transport Authority (hereinafter referred to as the “Authority”), and

c) the higher territorial unit

1.1.1.1. The Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic Further to other competences in the field of railroads and transport on railroads referred to in the Act on Railroads and in the Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 514/2009 Coll. on the Transport on Railroads as amended by later regulations(hereinafter referred to as the “Act on Transport on Railroads“), the Ministry shall:

a) decide, upon agreement with the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic, on dissolution of a railway line,

b) determine which railway lines shall be the main and the secondary railway lines and such classification publishes on its internet site,

c) act as an investigating body in case of accidents and extraordinary events on railroads and special railroads.

Address: Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic Námestie slobody č. 6 P.O.BOX 100 810 05 Bratislava Further information is available on the Ministry website: www.telecom.gov.sk.

1.1.1.2. Transport Authority

Further to other competences in the field of railroads and transport on railroads referred to in the Act on Railroads and in the Act on Transport on Railroads, the Authority shall:

a) act as the regulatory authority for railroads, the safety authority for railroads, railway transport and railway vehicles and the licencing authority for railway transport;

b) grant licences for provision of railway transport services to railway undertakings and decide to suspend a license validity and to repeal a license;

c) issue safety certificates and safety authorizations, decides to amend, repeal, withdraw or extend its validity and check compliance with terms and conditions herein, and check compliance of infrastructure manager activities and railway undertakings with European Union legislation and national safety regulations;

d) determine, through the generally binding regulation, the charges for access to the railway infrastructure within extent of a minimum assess package and access to the railway infrastructure connecting service facilities pursuant to Annex 13 part B of the Act on Railroads, and also charges for access and services in service facilities pursuant to Annex 13 part B, paragraph 2 of the Act on Railroads, which sole operator is infrastructure manager;

e) issue and withdraw authorisations and additional authorisations for placing in service of railway vehicles and grant authorizations on the type of a railway vehicle,

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f) keep the national register of the vehicles and the railway infrastructure and issues confirmation on the registration;

g) assign the register numbers to railway vehicles;

h) issue and withdraw a train driver licence;

i) approve, register and issue a confirmation on the mark of a railway vehicle owner; j) impose the fines for offences and for other administrative offenses committed on railroads, cable

and special ways. Address: Transport Authority

Letisko M.R.Štefánika 823 05 Bratislava Tel.: +421-2-50 255 202 Fax: +421-2-55 568 002

E-mail: [email protected]

Further information is available on the Authority website: www.ntsat.sk.

1.1.2. General information on the infrastructure manager

Železnice Slovenskej republiky, Bratislava in abbreviated form “ŽSR” (hereinafter referred to as “ŽSR”) was established on January 1, 1993 by decision of the Government of the Slovak Republic on establishing a state public enterprise following the separation of the Czech-Slovak State Railways into two independent entities. Subsequently in accordance with the Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 258/1993 Coll. of 30 September 1993 on Železnice Slovenskej republiky as amended by later regulations, Železnice Slovenskej republiky, Bratislava was established with special legal status. Since January 1, 2002 in accordance with project for transformation and restructuring of ŽSR, the company has been split in two independent entities – ŽSR and Železničná spoločnosť, a.s.

Železnice Slovenskej republiky, Bratislava in abbreviated form “ŽSR” has been incorporated in the Business Register of District Court Bratislava I, Section Po, Insert No. 312/B.

Company name: Železnice Slovenskej republiky, Bratislava Registered office: Klemensova 8 813 61 Bratislava Identification number: 31 364 501 Core activities of ŽSR in relation to applicants for infrastructure capacity and to railway undertakings shall comprise:

management and operation of the railway infrastructure,

allocation of infrastructure capacity,

provision of services to railway undertakings by means of:

- minimum access package,

- rack access including access to service facilities (if any),

- negotiated additional services,

- negotiated ancillary services,

establishment and operation of railway, telecommunication and radio networks,

construction, repair and maintenance of railway lines,

other business activities as incorporated into the Business Register,

levying charges for access to the railway infrastructure.

Organizational structure of ŽSR Directorate General and ŽSR is available on the ŽSR website www.zsr.sk in the section “About us”.

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1.2. OBJECTIVE The Network Statement’s objective is to inform Applicants and other interested parties about railway infrastructure managed by ŽSR, and the terms and conditions for allocation of capacity and use. The Network Statement presents the services that are provided on the railway infrastructure managed by ŽSR on the date of publication of this document, with information regarding where they are accessible, the conditions that apply for gaining access to the services, and what charges for provided services apply.

1.3. LEGAL FRAMEWORK General legislative conditions for the operation of railway infrastructure, the operation of transport on railway infrastructure and the rights and obligations of natural and legal entities related to these activities are stipulated in the legislative regulations.

1.3.1. European Union legislation related to railway transport

The list of European legislation related to the subject of the Network statement: Safety

Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on safety on the Community's railways and amending Council Directive 95/18/EC on the licensing of railway undertakings and Directive 2001/14/EC on the allocation of railway infrastructure capacity and the levying of charges for the use of railway infrastructure and safety certification (Railway Safety Directive).

– Note: with effect from 16 June 2020, Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council is repealed.

Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety.

Capacity allocation

Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area.

Rail freight network

Regulation (EU) No 913/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 September 2010 concerning a European rail network for competitive freight.

TSI Operation and control

Commission Decision 2012/757/EU of 14 November 2012 concerning the technical specification for interoperability relating to the ‘operation and traffic management’ subsystem of the rail system in the European Union and amending Decision 2007/756/EC.

The current texts of European rail transport legislation and information about them can be found at http://eur-lex.europa.eu and in Annex 1.3.1.

1.3.2. Legislation of the Slovak Republic Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 513/2009 Coll. on Railroads and on

amendment and completion of certain acts as amended by later regulations (hereinafter “Act on Railroads”),

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Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 514/2009 Coll. on the Transport on Railroads as amended by later regulations (hereinafter “Act on the Transport on Railroads”),

Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic No. 258/1993 Coll. on Železnice Slovenskej republiky as amended by later regulations,

Decree of the Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications of the Slovak Republic No. 351/2010 on the Transport Order of Railroads as amended by later regulations,

Decree of the Railway Regulatory Authority No. 2/2010 of 18 August 2010 on the regulatory framework for laying down charges for the access to railway infrastructure,

Decree of the Railway Regulatory Authority No. 3/2010 of 2 December 2010 setting the charges for the access to railway infrastructure,

Decree of the Railway Regulatory Authority No. 7/2012 of 24 May 2012 by which the Decree of the Railway Regulatory Authority No. 3/2010 of 2 December 2010 setting the charges for the access to railway infrastructure is being amended.

The current legislation of the Slovak Republic on railroads and transport on the railroads and information about them can be found at the website www.slov-lex.sk and at the website of the Transport Authority www.nsat.sk in the section "Legislation of the Slovak Republic and the EU/ Legislation on railroads and traffic on the railroads".

1.3.3. Regulations of ŽSR Regulations of ŽSR lay down the rules for organization and provision of railway operation and are presented in Annex 1 of the “Contract for access to the railway infrastructure”. More information is available on the ŽSR website www.zsr.sk in the section “Railway Infrastructure/Legislation/ŽSR Regulations“.

1.4. LEGAL STATUS

1.4.1. General Remarks The Network Statement is based on the legislative regulations of the Slovak Republic and on transposed EU directives provisions. Comments, suggestion and requests regarding the Network Statement can be addressed to the Traffic Management Department of ŽSR Directorate General.

1.4.2. Liability ŽSR shall be responsible for the information provided within this Network Statement. The timeliness and content of information on service facilities of other entities and on services provided in those facilities shall be the responsibility of an operator of such facilities.

1.4.3. Remedy Procedures The regulatory body shall be obliged to deal with appeals and complaints at unfair and discriminatory decision-making and activity of infrastructure manager (hereinafter referred to as the “IM”) or service facility operator relating to:

a) the railway network statement and criteria contained within it,

b) the allocation process in provision of the infrastructure capacity,

c) the access to the railway infrastructure and to service facilities associated with it,

d) the apply of charging scheme for use of the railway infrastructure, service facilities and railway services associated with it.

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Appeals and complaints may be submitted by any applicant for an access to railway infrastructure or by other person if it believes that it has been unfairly treated, discriminated or is in any other way aggrieved. The regulatory body shall be entitled to initiate proceedings also on its own initiative. If no real alternative is available and all requests for service facility capacity cannot be satisfied, the applicant may submit a complaint to the regulatory body to investigate it. The regulatory body shall be entitled to initiate proceedings also on its own initiative. The applicant for access to service facility in accordance with Annex 13 part B, second point of the Act on Railroads and for provision of services in this facility may file a complaint to the regulatory body, in case there is no real alternative and it is not possible to satisfy all applications for this service facility capacity. The regulatory body must decide on any complaints and take action to remedy the situation within a maximum period of six weeks from the day of initiation of proceeding. If additional documents have been required in proceeding, the deadline shall lapse from the day of additional documents delivery. The remedy shall mean an imposition of obligation to refrain from unfair and discriminatory behaviour and to remove an illegal status. In the event of appeals against a refusal to allocate infrastructure capacity, or against the terms of an offer of IM capacity, the regulatory body shall either confirm that no modification of the IM´s decision is required, or it shall require modification of that decision in accordance with an instruction specified by the regulatory body along with it. In case of a complaint concerning access to services facilities and the supply of services in this facility, subject that complaint is justified following its review, the regulatory body decides on the appropriate measures to ensure that an appropriate part of the capacity was provided to the applicant.

1.5. STRUCTURE OF NETWORK STATEMENT The structure and the content of the "Network Statement" takes into account the relevant requirements of Directive 2012/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 establishing a single European railway area as amended by Directive 2016/2370/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 December 2016, as well as the RNE document "The Network Statement Common Structure " of 7 February 2017. This Network Statement is structured into 6 chapters and further details are presented in the annexes:

1. General information

2. Access conditions – provides information on access to the railway network

3. Infrastructure – provides information on access to the railway infrastructure, licence, operational rules, etc.

4. Capacity allocation – describes procedures for the allocation of infrastructure capacity

5. Services – describes services provided by the IM and other entities

6. Charges – provides information on the minimum access package, track access to service facilities, and more.

1.6. VALIDITY AND UPDATING PROCESS

1.6.1. Validity Period The Network Statement shall be effective from December 10, 2017 and the information contained herein shall be applicable during the validity period of the Timetable 2018/2019, i.e. from December 9, 2018 to December 14, 2019.

1.6.2. Updating Process The Network Statement shall be kept up to date and modified as necessary. Present publication with already incorporated amendments (amendment will be recorded in the note of amendments and amendments shall be marked with a vertical line on the outer edge) will be published on the ŽSR website www.zsr.sk.

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The RUs and applicants shall be informed of any change in the Network Statement via electronic mail.

1.7. PUBLISHING The Network Statement is available in Slovak and English version on the ŽSR website: www.zsr.sk. The Network Statement shall be provided by ŽSR on request to the RU free of charge and sent via electronic mail.

1.8. CONTACTS The necessary contacts are listed in Annex 1.8.

1.9 RAIL FREIGHT CORRIDORS

In 2010 the European Parliament and the Council laid down the rules for the establishment of a European railway network for competitive rail freight, consisting of international freight corridors (hereinafter referred to as “RFC”). The aim is to achieve reliable and good quality railway freight services to be able to compete with other modes of transport. The main objective to initiate the Regulation 913/2010/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European railway network for competitive rail freight (hereinafter: "the Regulation") was to improve the services provided by the IMs to international freight operators. The rail freight corridors located on the railway lines of ŽSR: “Baltic – Adriatic“, “Orient/East Mediterranean“, and “Czech-Slovak“ and ”Amber“.

Pic. 1 Rail Freight Corridors identification on the railway infrastructure managed by ŽSR

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“Baltic – Adriatic” Corridor (RFC 5)

The corridor was put into operation on 10 November 2015. The corridor office is situated in Warsaw. Corridor provides north-south railway connection from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic Sea. RFC 5 crosses six countries (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Austria, Italy and Slovenia) and comprises member´s infrastructure managers of concerned countries. Further information is available on the website - www.rfc-baltic-adriatic.eu

“Orient/East Mediterranean“ Corridor (RFC 7)

The corridor was put into operation on 10 November 2013. The corridor office is situated in Budapest. Corridor provides railway connection between Central Europe and the Black Sea ports (Romania, Constanta) and the Aegean Sea ports (Greece, Thessaloniki and Athens). It crosses seven countries and comprises respective railway infrastructures of the Czech Republic (SŽDC), Austria (ÖBB), Slovak Republic (ŽSR), Hungary (MÁV and GYSEV), Romania (CFR), Bulgaria (NRIC), Greece (OSE) and also one allocation body (VPE, Hungary) is member of the corridor. By 2018 Germany (DB AG) will become a member of the corridor.

Further information is available on the website - www.rfc-orient-eastmed.eu “Czech-Slovak“ Corridor (RFC 9) The corridor was put into operation on 10 November 2013. Corridor activities are carried out in cooperation between SŽDC and ŽSR, no legal person was established. Both partners will alternate in carrying out the role of C-OSS on a yearly rotation principle. Corridor is defined by the route Praha – Horní Lideč / Ostrava – Žilina – Košice – Čierna nad Tisou (alternatively Maťovce) – Slovak-Ukrainian border as it crosses two countries and comprises respective railway infrastructures of the Czech Republic (SŽDC) and Slovakia (ŽSR). Up to 2020 at the latest, the corridor will become part of the Rhine-Danube corridor. Further information is available on the website - www.rfc-czech-slovak.eu. ”Amber“ Corridor (RFC 11) The corridor will be put into operation on 30 January 2019. Corridor provides south-north railway connection from the Adriatic Sea to Belarus. RFC 11 crosses four countries (Slovenia – Hungary – Slovakia - Poland) and comprises member´s infrastructure managers of concerned countries. Information about the corridor will be available on the corridor´s website. Information on other corridors is available on the website www.rne.eu/rail-freight-corridors-rfcs.html. Cooperation agreements among the regulatory bodies located in the on RFC 5 and RFC 7 with participation of the regulatory body of the Slovak Republic (available only in English language) is published on the Authority website: http://drahy.nsat.sk/regulacia-na-zeleznicnych-drahach/koridory-medzinarodnej-nakladnej-dopravy/regulacia-dohody-o-spolupraci/

Corridor Information Document (CID) Information on the conditions of use of the freight corridor is drawn up, regularly updated and published for each corridor. Based on the common structure developed by RailNetEurope (RNE), the Corridor Information Document shall be published on websites of respective corridors and also at: www.rne.eu/rail-freight-corridors-rfcs.html.

1.10 RAILNETEUROPE – INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION BETWEEN INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS

RailNetEurope was created in January 2004. As a non-profit making association of Infrastructure Managers and Allocation Bodies (IMs/ABs), it is dedicated to facilitating International Traffic on the European Rail Infrastructure.

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RNE network Currently, RailNetEurope is a partnership of 35 IMs/ABs, and 11 RFCs who are either full or associated members, or candidate members. All in all their rail networks add up to well over 230,000 km.

More information on cooperation between IMs and RNE is available on the RNE website:

http://www.rne.eu/organisation/rne-approach-structure/.

1.10.1 One-Stop Shop (OSS) Based on recommendation of RNE a single One Stop Shop (OSS) contact point has been established in each Member State. Any applicant can choose any OSS to apply their requirements for international train paths, except for requests for infrastructure capacity earmarked for RFC. Customers of RNE Members who run international rail services can therefore make use of the RNE One Stop Shop’s bundle of services:

Network of contact points providing: - all the necessary information for gaining network access, - processing applications for international rail transport, - international train path management (ITPM),

OSS experts drawn from sales and timetabling merge their expertise in these fields to serve customers together with the OSS contact points.

IT tools further assist applicants by giving price estimates for rail infrastructure use, by coordinating international train path ordering and supply processes, and by tracking and tracing international trains in real time.

OSS contact point:

ŽSR OSS Železnice Slovenskej republiky Directorate General Traffic Management Department Klemensova 8 813 61 Bratislava

Fax: +421 2 2029 4715 Tel.: +421-2-2029-2886, 7225, 2552 E-mail: [email protected]

The list of OSS contact points in other Member States is made available at the RNE website: http://www.rne.eu/organisation/oss-c-oss/, and at the ŽSR website www.zsr.sk in the section “Railway infrastructure/Marketing/One Stop Shop/OSS contact details“. References to Network Statements of RNE members are available on the website: http://www.rne.eu/organisation/rne-network-members/.

1.10.2 RNE Tools PCS

PCS (Paths Coordination System) is a coordination system designed for applicants, IMs, C-OSS and allocation bodies. The web-based application serves for registration and harmonized processing of international requests for train paths.

For further information is available on the RNE website: http://pcs.rne.eu/. Applicants can request access to PCS at: [email protected] and subsequently PCS User Agreement will be sent to the applicant. CIS

CIS is a charging information system designed to provide customers with price estimation for the use of international infrastructure. It is the web-based application for calculation of price estimation for the use of international train paths (including charges for shunting operations, station charges etc.) within minutes.

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Detailed information is available on the RNE website http://cis.rne.eu/. Applicant can request access to CIS at: [email protected]. TIS

TIS (Train Information System) is a web-based application which supports international train management by delivering data concerning international passenger and freight trains in real time.

Detailed information is available on the RNE website: http://tis.rne.eu. Applicants can request access to TIS at: [email protected] and subsequently TIS User Agreement will be sent to the applicant.

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2. ACCESS CONDITIONS

2.1. INTRODUCTION Chapter 2 of present Network Statement describes the conditions under which ŽSR grants railway undertakings´ access to the railway infrastructure. These conditions also concern parts of rail freight corridors on the railway network managed by ŽSR.

2.2. GENERAL ACCESS REQUIREMENTS ŽSR shall be obliged to ensure the access to the railway infrastructure within entire network operated by him, to any railway undertaking under the following conditions:

a) the entity is in possession of a valid license to provide the transport services issued by a licensing Member State’s authority,

b) the entity is in possession of a valid safety certificate,

c) the entity has concluded insurance liability contract for damages caused by operation of railway transport during the entire period of operation of railway transport,

d) the entity has concluded the contract for access to the railway infrastructure with ŽSR,

e) the entity has concluded the contract with ŽSR-Railway Power Engineering Centre in case the RU intends to provide transport service using vehicles of electric traction,

f) the entity has concluded the contract with ŽSR on provision of activities regarding refuelling the RUs motive power units in case the RU will operate the transport by motive power units of independent traction,

g) the technological procedures for departing and/or terminating trains in respective railway stations has been negotiated with the respective ŽSR Regional Directorates,

h) the train path has been allocated or the entity provides transport services for an applicant to whom the infrastructure capacity has been allocated.

Conditions for submitting a request to obtain a licence, safety certificate and their content are defined by the Act on Railroads, the Act on Transport on Railroads and the Decree on transport order on railroads.

2.2.1. Requirements for path requests/capacity requests The applications for allocation of infrastructure capacity can be submitted by the applicant. Applications shall be submitted to ŽSR and in case of an application for pre-arranged paths and reserve capacity earmarked for relevant RFCs shall be submitted to relevant Corridor OSS. ŽSR shall allocate the infrastructure capacity for the period not exceeding the Timetable validity period - in this case the railway infrastructure capacity (hereinafter referred to as the “infrastructure capacity”) is the same as the train path and the conditions for capacity allocation are the same as the conditions for allocation of a train path. Train path shall be allocated to the applicant who has entered into a contract:

a) on access to the railway infrastructure (for RUs which intends to provide transport services on allocated train path) or

b) on infrastructure capacity allocation (for applicants who are non-RUs or for RUs which intends to enable to use the allocated train and provide transport services by other RU).

The entity intending to apply for a train path shall have concluded a relevant agreement. Forms of applications, types of train paths, order methods, priorities of order processing and time schedule are presented in Chapter 4. Conditions for capacity allocation on different RFCs are indicated in relevant corridor information documents. Any trading with allocated infrastructure capacity among its recipients shall be prohibited and shall lead to exclusion of a recipient from the further allocation. Allocated infrastructure capacity cannot be


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transferred by the recipient to another person; this shall not apply when a recipient who is not RU, shall enable, in conducting its business activity, to use of an allocated capacity by the RU. For the purpose of further allocation, such use of an infrastructure capacity shall not be considered as transfer.

2.2.2. Railway undertakings allowed to perform train operations The RUs which complies with the conditions laid down in the Act on the Transport on Railroads can operate railway transport on the railway network.

2.2.3. Licenses One of the basic documents that the RU needs in order to provide transport services on railroad shall be the license issued by the Licensing Authority of any Member State. The license in the Slovak Republic shall be issued, withdrawn and the fulfilment of the requirement herein shall be checked by the Transport Authority. In accordance with the Act on the Transport on Railroads, the Authority shall grant a license to the applicant who:

is an entrepreneur established in the Member State, demonstrates the fulfilling the requirement for its good repute, and for a good repute of the

members of his statutory body and the responsible representative, if he has been established, demonstrates professional competence to provide transport service for which a license is

applied for, demonstrates that on date of the start of provision of transport services he is insured to cover

the liability for the damage caused by the provision of transport service in the network. Detailed information is available on the Authority website: www.nsat.sk (http://drahy.nsat.sk/povolenia-a-licencie-na-zeleznicnych-drahach/)

2.2.4. Safety certificate The RU shall be in possession of a safety certificate not later than on date of the start of provision of transport service on railway infrastructure operated under the licence. The safety certificate shall be issued by the body designated by the Act on Railroads in accordance with the conditions specified therein. Detailed information about issuance of safety certificate by the Transport Authority is available at the Transport Authority website: www.nsat.sk (http://drahy.nsat.sk/bezpecnost-na-zeleznicnych-specialnych-a-lanovych-drahach/bezpecnostne-osvedcenia/).

2.2.5. Coverage of liabilities (insurance) The requirements relating to insurance shall be met when an applicant demonstrates to the licensing authority its liabilities in the event of accidents, in particular in respect of passengers and their luggage, carried load and mail as well as the third parties. The insurance must cover all period during which the transport services are provided under the licence.

2.3. GENERAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS General business conditions between ŽSR and the applicant shall concern the following two contracts:

1. Contract on the access to railway infrastructure

2. Contract on the infrastructure capacity allocation.

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2.3.1. Contract on the access to railway infrastructure

Contract on the access to railway infrastructure is an agreement concluded between ŽSR and the Railway undertaking, containing requirements and conditions regarding the access to the railway infrastructure managed by ŽSR. ŽSR shall be obliged to conclude the contract for access to the railway infrastructure with the RU under non-discriminatory terms. Conditions for access to the railway infrastructure shall be agreed within the Contract on access to the railway infrastructure on fair and non-discriminatory basis in accordance with rules for infrastructure capacity allocation in terms of the Act on Railroads, with safety authorization of ŽSR and the conditions stipulated in this Network Statement. Template Contract on access to the railway infrastructure is presented in Annex 2.3.1 and is subject to amendments in case of changes to legislation and in other justified cases. The RU who intends to use the services provided by ŽSR shall be obliged to conclude separate contracts on provision of requested services. Services provided by ŽSR are presented in Chapter 5.

2.3.2. Contracts on infrastructure capacity allocation

Contract for infrastructure capacity allocation is an agreement concluded between ŽSR and the Applicant who is non-RU for capacity allocation in the form of a train path. The contract shall govern specific rights and obligations of ŽSR and the Applicant relating to allocated infrastructure capacity and specify the date by which the applicant shall designate the RU to use of an allocated capacity. The designated RU shall have concluded the Contract on access to the railway infrastructure. Template Contract on infrastructure capacity allocation is presented in Annex 2.3.2. and is subject to amendments in case of changes to legislation and in other justified cases.

2.3.3. Framework agreement Železnice Slovenskej republiky as the infrastructure manager shall not conclude/enter into any framework agreements with applicants.

2.4. OPERATIONAL RULES The transport on the railway infrastructure shall be operated in such a way as to ensure protection of life and persons, property and environment. The RU that provides the transport services on the railway infrastructure is obliged to observe the following provisions laid down in:

international conventions and agreements (for international services),

Legislation of the EU and the Slovak Republic,

rules and regulations issued by ŽSR the use of which is agreed in the Contract on the access to railway infrastructure

Scheduled operational restraints

ŽSR shall be entitled to change the form of railway infrastructure operation or restrain railway

infrastructure operation or its part:

A) during a time when the traffic on the railroad is not performed,

B) for a time necessary to maintain or repair the railroad or to renew its operation after an

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Ad A) Closure of transport operation can be introduced during a time when the traffic on the railroad is not performed or even it can be performed under limited occupancy of traffic control centres. Closure of transport operation is a condition when traffic control centres during a given time period performs transport operation in limited extent or not at all although trains are running. Traffic control centre may not be occupied by a traffic employee during that time. Lines with closure of transport operation are presented in Annex 2.4. ŽSR interrupts closure of transport operation at the request filed pursuant to Chapter 4.3. To order an interruption to closure of transport operation for transportation of extraordinary consignments, ŽSR developed "Guidelines for the provision of additional services to railway undertakings on the carriage of extraordinary consignments using the railway infrastructure managed by ŽSR" The guidelines are available on ŽSR website: www.zsr.sk in the section "Railway Infrastructure/Marketing/Extraordinary consignments/Additional services for transportation of extraordinary consignments”.

Ad B)

Organisational units of ŽSR administrating the railway infrastructure are obliged to ensure repairs and

maintenance of the railway infrastructure installations primarily within appropriate train pauses and

without restraining the operation of railway infrastructure or with the least possible impact on the

operation of railway infrastructure.

Scheduled temporary limitation to functionality of railway infrastructure installations managed by ŽSR,

which restrains movement of railway vehicles on the railway infrastructure or the way of providing for

their movement, is called a scheduled closure. In terms of the provisions of the Regulation ŽSR SR

1004 (D), this is a duly scheduled, prepared and authorized modification to the way of operational

utilisation of railway infrastructure installation carried out according to pre-arranged closure

documentation.

ŽSR has published “Guidelines for charging the closure of operational capacity on ŽSR network”

under which other subject should order closure or restriction of operational infrastructure capacity. The

guidelines are made available on the ŽSR website: www.zsr.sk in the section “Railway

Infrastructure/Marketing/General Information.

The planned closure of the railway infrastructure installation shall only be carried out in accordance

with the current regulations of ŽSR and the applicable legislation of the Slovak Republic.

Unscheduled operational restraints In case of train services restriction is caused by a technical failure, exceptional event or accident, ŽSR and the RU shall without delay make efforts to exercise the measures foreseen by the emergency plan and the measures needed to restore usual situation. For this purpose, ŽSR in cooperation with the RU shall have elaborated an emergency plan, which is in accordance with Act on Railroads. ŽSR and the RU shall follow the conditions set out in the Regulation ŽSR Z 17 in the event of unscheduled operational restraints.

2.4.1. Work activity of ŽSR employees on the roof of motive power units (MPUs) In accordance with applicable provisions of Articles 5, 6 and 7 of the Act No. 124/2006 Coll. of the National Council of the Slovak Republic on Occupational Safety and Health Protection and in terms of contracts on the access to railway infrastructure, the RU shall be obliged to ensure and provide the IM with written documentation according to the following points. The RUs shall incorporate into local labour and safety regulations according to the type of operated electric traction MPUs:


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1. Based on identification of dangers and threats, the RU shall assess the risks and process the risk assessment document - analysis of the risks and hazards that may arise at accessing and work on MPU roof,

2. (a) The conditions and principles of the safe procedure for access to MPU roof, 2. (b) The conditions and principles of safe procedure and safety of work on the MPU roof, 2. (c) The procedure of safe ensurance of MPU collectors according to the type of collectors for

prevention of accidents, both electric and mechanical, in the work performed for the disconnection of damaged MPU collectors.

RUs as compiler of the abovementioned documents shall provide and perform a proven instruction for the IM.

3. For updating the currently used Minutes from inspecting the place of operational malfunction, the

RU is required to provide IM schematic sketches of all types of pantographs used with display the individual parts of the collectors to indicate the source of failure - the cause of the fault if it is due to faulty part of the collector.

The RU´s representative (engine driver) shall write down to “Occupational order in OSH part/OSH record book of the respective regional maintenance workplace SMSÚ EE TV, indicating the extent of the measures taken to ensure the safe MPU condition for the work of the IM staff involved, and shall sign it.

4. The RU shall order with permanent order at respective ŽSR Regional Directorate – Section of

Electrical Engineering and Power Engineering (OR SEE)specified services related to disconnecting and securing a collector related to the securing and securing of the collector in accordance with the applicable provisions of the contract on access to the railway infrastructure and the Network Statement.

The documents referred to in points 1, 2. a), b), c) and (3) shall be provided in an electronic form by RU to ŽSR – Department of control, command and signalling technology and electrical engineering as an excerpt of the relevant provisions of the applicable local labour and safety regulations of the relevant MPU type.

2.5. TRANSPORT OF EXCEPTIONAL CONSIGNMENTS The RU involved in transport of exceptional consignments shall follow provisions of UIC Leaflets 502-1 and 502-2 and the Regulation ŽSR Z 7 and Z 1 (Articles 1330-1345) which concerns negotiating applications for consent for transport of exceptional consignment and setting conditions for its transportation. The RU shall address applications for consent on exceptional consignment transportation to Traffic Management Department of ŽSR DG ([email protected]). A consignment is considered to be exceptional if its external dimensions, its weight or its properties give rise to particular operational difficulties for ŽSR. Transportation of coupled broad-gauge wagons on railway lines managed by ŽSR shall be performed under valid rules for transport of exceptional consignments (except wagons designated MC and MC-02). Such consignments can be transported only under special technical, technological and operational conditions set out by ŽSR DG. Additional services related to transport of exceptional consignments shall be charged on the basis of "Guidelines for the provision of additional services to the RUs involved in transport of exceptional consignments using the railway infrastructure managed by ŽSR". The guidelines can be consulted on the ŽSR website www.zsr.sk in the section "Railway Infrastructure/Marketing/Exceptional consignments/ Additional services for transport of exceptional consignments".

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2.6. DANGEROUS GOODS Any RU involved in the transport of dangerous goods, i.e. goods that may, due to their characteristics cause explosion, fire or damage to wagons, railway installations or other objects as well as injuries, intoxication, burns or other risks to health, shall be obliged to adhere to relevant legislation of the Slovak Republic and the Regulation concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) or Annex 2 of the Agreement on the International Goods Transport by Rail (SMGS). The RU is obliged to indicate name and hazard class in train path order and subsequently mark the wagons with type of transported goods. In case of doubts on composition of the train, staff of ŽSR shall be entitled to require the RU to submit accompanying documents. The RU shall be obliged to submit the requested accompanying documents immediately. If on the grounds of submitted documents it will be found that dangerous goods not listed in the order or in the train inventory (delivered by the RU) are transported, the RU shall be obliged to update the train inventory (indicate the relevant additional data for relevant wagons) otherwise the train shall not be dispatched. In case of transport of dangerous goods and in accordance with RID, the RU shall be obliged to present ŽSR documentation on such transported goods, in particular: name of the goods in terms of Harmonised Commodity Code (NHM), UN-Code, Kemmler-Code, transported quantity, position and number of wagons in the train. Procedures in case of accidents or exceptional events related to the transport of dangerous goods are regulated by Annex 7 of the Contract on access to the railway infrastructure, Annex 7.

2.7. RAILWAY VEHICLES ACCEPTANCE PROCESS The RU shall operate railway vehicles in terms of applicable legislation of the Slovak Republic and the European Union. Motive power units and traction engines must be marked with VKM and other appropriate information in accordance with applicable legislation. Motive power units and traction engines authorized to operate on the ŽSR network shall possess authorization for putting into operation or additional authorization for operation by Transport Authority. List of motive power units and traction engines is indicated in the national vehicle register and also in Central administration of master data (CSKMD). Motive power units or traction engines not listed in national vehicle register or CSKMD shall not be operated on ŽSR network, subsequently the RU shall officially request the Authority to issue authorization or additional authorization for operation. In case transportation of traction engine is classified as exceptional consignment (excess of NMŽSR, excess o load or unbalanced load on the axle), the RU shall negotiate respective conditions for respective carriage with the Department of Traffic Management of ŽSR DG - URMIZA Regulation ŽSR D 2/81 – “Transport of company types-vehicles” comprises only track engines owned by ŽSR. The RU shall be responsible for good technical conditions, maintenance and operation of railway vehicles. The following railway vehicles can be operated on the railway lines managed by ŽSR:

1. type-approved by the Transport Authority and with an authorisation for placing in service of railway vehicle issued by the Authority in accordance with the Act on Railroads;

2. for which an authorisation for placing in service was issued before 19 July 2008 in track section from a state border to a first border crossing station;

3. which are operated in accordance with the RIV and RIC agreements; 4. from non-member states of the Community which are operated in accordance with the PPPW

and PPGW agreements, 5. authorised for placing in service in other Member State and to which additional authorization

for placing in service was issued by the Authority.

Procedures for placing in service of railway vehicles are published on the Authority website: www.nsat.sk, in the “Interoperability” section.

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One of the documents necessary for authorization for placing in service of foreign railway vehicle on the railway infrastructure of ŽSR is a statement of ŽSR as the IM (Expertise Department of ŽSR DG) on the possibility and conditions of intended service in terms of compatibility between railway vehicle and railway infrastructure. Detailed procedure for submission of necessary documents for obtaining ŽSR´s statement is presented in Annex 2.7.A. The track clearance for motive power units on the network of ŽSR is assessed by its transverse effects on the railway track and track loading category. Clearance conditions for motive power units are presented in Annex 2.7.B.

2.8. PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE, MEDICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FITNESS OF STAFF

Each RU shall be responsible for ensuring that all its employees comply with the requirements laid down by the relevant legislation and decrees of the Ministry and EU legislation. Acquiring, retaining and verifying professional competence of the RU staff in the Slovak Republic shall be performed by education facility authorized by the Ministry which shall grant a professional competence certificate (Article 32 of the Act on Railroads and Article 30 of the Act on the Transport on Railroads). Medical and psychological fitness of the RU staff in the Slovak Republic shall be verified by the legal person authorized by the Ministry (Article 33 of the Act on Railroads and Article 32 of the Act on the Transport on Railroads). The RU can conclude a contract on specific health care (orders volumes) with medical facilities authorized by the Ministry. The list of legal persons authorized to assess medical and psychological fitness is published on the Ministry website www.telecom.gov.sk, in the section “Transport/Railway transport/Department of State Railway Administration/List of authorised legal entities”. The person driving a railway vehicle shall be required to have provable knowledge of track conditions, as well as the local conditions in the stations where transport operation is to be carried out. The RU shall be responsible for training its employees, validity of professional examinations, knowledge of track conditions and local conditions in the stations located on the network managed by ŽSR in compliance with applicable national and EU legislation.

2.8.1. CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING A DEROGATION FROM B1 LEVEL REQUIREMENTS OF SLOVAK LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY FOR TRAIN DRIVERS OF RAILWAY UNDERTAKINGS OPERATING AT THE BORDER CROSSING STATION

ŽSR shall grant an exemption from knowledge of the B1 level language for train drivers of a railway undertaking according to Annex 4 of the Act on the Transport of Railways under the following conditions:

1. An applicant for a derogation shall be a railway undertaking carrying on the border crossing between the Slovak Republic and an EU Member State the transport of trains on the basis of a contract on access to the railway infrastructure concluded between the Railway Undertaking and the Railways of the Slovak Republic.

2. The application shall be submitted in the Slovak language. In order to minimize the controversial explanation of the application and its requirements, the required documents may also be provided in English. The language used for communication under the conditions of Železnice Slovak Republic is the Slovak language.

3. The application shall be submitted to the following address: Directorate General of Railways of the Slovak Republic, Traffic Management Department, Klemensova 8, 81361 Bratislava.

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Application for a B1 level language training exception (model) - Appendix 2.8.1.A. Conditions of the Railways of the Slovak Republic to grant a derogation from B1 level

knowledge of the driver for Infrastructure Manager - Annex 2.8.1.B The conditions for assessing the request for a B1 level instructor's knowledge of the driver's

infrastructure manager - Annex 2.8.1.C.

2.9. TECHNICAL PROCEDURES IN RAILWAY STATIONS

The RU as regards technical procedures for departing, transiting and terminating trains in railway stations proceeds in term of simplified technological procedures set out in Annex 2.10.A, and those are also attached to the operational rules of ŽSR. Simplified technological procedures are not applicable for railway stations listed in Annex 2.10.B. Technological procedures at such traffic points that are attached to the operational rules for railway stations, shall be approved between the RU and relevant ŽSR Regional Directorate. Simplified technological procedures shall not apply for technological procedures for passenger trains. In traffic points of departure, termination or change in composition of passenger train, the RU and relevant Regional Directorate shall agree on technological procedures that are attached to operational rules for railway stations. Technological procedures shall be approved prior to departure/arrival of a first train from/to a traffic point.


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3. INFRASTRUCTURE

3.1. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this chapter is to provide information about the railway infrastructure managed by ŽSR and on the terminals, sidings and service facilities connected to railway network managed by ŽSR, in particular the description and characteristics of railway lines and other railway infrastructure installations. As the extent of the useful information is large, it is not possible to mention all the information in this section. Detailed information are available on the ŽSR website www.zsr.sk in the section “Railway Infrastructure/Marketing/Network Statement/Railway Infrastructure Interactive Maps”. Due to detailed specification of information on the track sections, the links to Track condition tables are referred to in individual subchapters of Chapter 3 and are available on the ŽSR website www.zsr.sk in the section “Railway Infrastructure/Marketing/Track condition tables”, and referred to in the application ŽSR Info Map made available on the ŽSR website: www.zsr.sk (hereinafter referred to as “the application ŽSR Info Map”) Given the fact that individual track characteristics may change, especially following traffic closures, the information provided in this chapter shall have mainly information purpose.

3.2. EXTENT OF NETWORK The main characteristics of the railway network managed by ŽSR (as of December 31, 2016) Total construction length of tracks (km) 3,626.209 thereof: Operated: (km) 3,579.517

single tracks 2 562,970 double tracks 1,016.547

thereof narrow gauge track 46.201 broad gauge tracks 98.718 normal gauge tracks 3,434.598

Electrified (km) 1,586.808

AC 25 000 V/50 Hz 760.479 AC 15 000 V/16,7 Hz 1,736 DC 3 000 V 778.392 DC 1 500 V (TER) 40.774 DC 600 V (ERT) special railroad 5,427

Total construction track length (km) 6,868.911 Number of switches 8,421 Number of bridges 2,292 Total length of bridges (m) 51.272 Number of tunnels 76 Total length of tunnels (m) 45.004 Number of level-crossings 2,103 Note: In terms of Decision of the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic No. 20545/2015/C350-SŽDD/67265 of 18 November 2015, the part of a secondary line Kozárovce – Lužianky – Leopoldov in ralway line section Lužianky - Dražovce (line-km 31.980 - 30.400) has been cancelled.

3.2.1. Limits

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3.2.2. Connected Railway Networks Tab. 1: List of the border crossings with connected IMs

No. Border Crossing - ŽSR Border Crossing - Connected Railway administration

1 Kúty Lanžhot SŽDC (CZ)

2 Holíč nad Moravou Hodonín SŽDC (CZ)

3 Skalica na Slovensku Sudoměřice nad Moravou SŽDC (CZ)

4 Vrbovce Velká nad Veličkou SŽDC (CZ)

5 Horné Srnie Vlársky průsmyk SŽDC (CZ)

6 Lúky pod Makytou Horní Lideč SŽDC (CZ)

7 Čadca Mosty u Jablunkova SŽDC (CZ)

8 Skalité Zwardoń PKP (PL)

9 Plaveč Muszyna PKP (PL)

10 Medzilaborce Łupków PKP (PL)

11 Maťovce Užgorod UZ (UA)

12 Čierna nad Tisou Čop UZ (UA)

13 Slovenské Nové Mesto Sátoraljaújhely MÁV (HU)

14 Čaňa Hidasnémeti MÁV (HU)

15 Lenartovce Bánréve MÁV (HU)

16 Fiľakovo Somoskőújfalu MÁV (HU)

17 Štúrovo Szob MÁV (HU)

18 Komárno Komárom MÁV (HU)

19 Rusovce Rajka GySEV (HU)

20 Lučenec Ipolytarnóc MAV (HU)

21 Malé Straciny Nógrádszakál MÁV (HU)

22 Bratislava-Petržalka Kittsee ÖBB (AT)

23 Devínska Nová Ves Marchegg ÖBB (AT)

The border crossings Lučenec – Ipolytarnóc and Malé Straciny - Nógrádszakál, which are part of the peage line Lučenec – Malé Straciny – Veľký Krtíš, are also opened for the international transportation. Within the transitional period rules and conditions for international transportation shall apply. Description of railway networks of neighbouring countries is indicated in Network Statements of the neighbouring IMs. Information on terminals, sidings and service facilities connected to the railway network managed by ŽSR are presented in Chapter 3.6.

3.3. NETWORK DESCRIPTION

3.3.1. Geographic identification ŽSR tracks are marked with the numbers starting from 101 to 130 (pursuant to the timetable information instruments). Within one track, or one numerical designation, there may be included more track sections which are not directly connected to each other. Classification of individual track sections into these lines under track conditions table can be found in the Annex 3.3.1.A and the railway network map managed by ŽSR in Annex 3.3.1.B. Integration of railway linen managed by ŽSR into corridors A. Railway lines of ŽSR integrated into the Pan-European Corridors being part of the Trans-European

transport network TEN-T. Corridor IV: Berlin/Nürnberg - Prague - state border Czech Republic/Slovak Republic - Kúty - Bratislava – Štúrovo, or Rusovce - state border Slovakia/Hungary - Budapest/Constanta/Thessaloniki/Istanbul


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Corridor V branch Va: Bratislava - Žilina - Čierna nad Tisou - state border Slovak Republic /Ukraine - Lviv Corridor VI: Gdansk - Warszawa - Katowice - Zwardoň - state border Poland/ Slovak Republic - Čadca - Žilina B. Railway lines of ŽSR integrated into the Rail Freight Corridors (RFC)

Baltic-Adriatic (RFC 5) - Swinoujscie/Gdynia – Katowice – Ostrava/Žilina – Bratislava/Vienna/Klagenfurt – Udine – Venice/ Trieste/Bologna/Ravenna Graz – Maribor – Ljubljana – Koper/Trieste Orient/East Mediterranean (RFC 7):

- Bucharest - Constanta Bremerhaven/Wilhelmshaven/Rostock/Hamburg – Prague – Vienna/Bratislava – Budapest – Vidin – Sofia – Burgas/Svilengrad (state border Bulgaria/Turkey)/ Promachonas – Thessaloniki – Athens – Patras, Czech-Slovak (RFC 9): Prague – Horní Lideč – Žilina – Košice - Čierna nad Tisou (state border Slovak Republic /Ukraine) Amber (RFC 11): Koper – Ljubljana – state border Slovenia/Hungary – Zalaszentivan – Sopron/Csorna – / (state border Hungary/Serbia) – Kelebia – Budapest – Komarom – Leopoldov / Rajka – Bratislava – Žilina – Katowice / Kraków – Warszawa / Łupków – Terespol – (state border Poland/Belarus)

3.3.1.1. Track Typologies The railway lines managed by ŽSR comprise the main and the secondary lines in terms of the Act on Railroads and this classification is published on the Ministry website www.telecom.gov.sk in the section “Transport/Railway transport/State railway administration department/List of main and secondary lines“. For charging purposes individual track sections are divided into categories 1 – 6 and are presented in Annex 3.3.1.1 and in the application ŽSR Info Map. Further track classification by its technical characteristics is presented in the following subchapters and through the application ŽSR Info Map.

3.3.1.2. Track Gauges Track nominal gauge is 1,435 mm (95.91 % of the tracks). Other track gauges: Broad-gauge: 1,520 mm line sections: Haniska pri Košiciach ŠRT – Maťovce ŠRT – Uzhorod PSP (UZ) Výh UZ km 271.0 ŠRT - Čierna nad Tisou ŠRT Narrow-gauge: 1,000 mm line sections: Poprad-Tatry - Starý Smokovec - Štrbské Pleso (TEŽ)

Starý Smokovec - Tatranská Lomnica (TEŽ) Štrba - Štrbské Pleso (OZ)

760 mm line section: Trenčianska Teplá – Trenčianske Teplice (TREŽ)

3.3.1.3. Traffic Points Position of traffic points over the railway network and its kilometrical distances are provided in track condition tables.


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Categories of traffic points for the purpose of calculation of charges for access to the railway infrastructure are presented in the Decree of the Railway Regulatory Authority No 3/2010 of December 2, 2010 as amended, which is presented in Annex 6.3.1. Information on technical facilities, number and length of station tracks and platforms in traffic points are referred to in the application ŽSR Info Map and in Annex 3.3.1.3.

3.3.2. Capabilities

3.3.2.1. Track clearance Track clearance ensures spatial transitivity of the railroad and is determined by dimensional parameters for location of buildings and equipment in relation to the track for provision of safe clearness for railway vehicles with respective profile. At ŽSR the Enhanced static profile G2 has been defined as the basic rolling stock profile, to which matches the corresponding Track gauge Pz. This profile is also defined by the IM as the loading gauge (NMŽSR). Loading gauge defines the space, which cannot be exceeded by any part of the rolling stock or the freight being carried. Loading gauges effective for individual tracks are listed in Track condition tables and in the regulation ŽSR Z 6 – “Track clearance of ŽSR railway lines”.

Vehicle static profile / Loading gauge – ŽSR (G2/NMŽSR) and table of half-width of the loading dimension are presented in Annex 3.3.2.1.A. The clearance with regard to combined transport (P/C codes) and information on railway line categories by vehicle profile clearance are presented in the application ŽSR Info Map, in Annex 3.3.2.1.B, in Track condition tables and Regulation ŽSR Z 6 - “Track clearance of ŽSR railway lines”.

3.3.2.2. Weight Limits Railway lines are classified into vertical loading categories according to their loading capacity corresponding to the weight categories of model schemes for railway vehicles in accordance with EN 15 528 and UIC Leaflet 700. Tab. 2: Categories of vertical track loading capacity according to UIC Leaflet 700

Category of vertical track loading capacity

Maximum axle load

Max. weight per 1m of rail length

inducted by rolling stock

A P = 16 t p = 5,0 t/m

B1 P = 18 t p = 5,0 t/m

B2 P = 18 t p = 6,4 t/m

C2 P = 20 t p = 6,4 t/m

C3 P = 20 t p = 7,2 t/m

C4 P = 20 t p = 8,0 t/m

D2 P = 22,5 t p = 6,4 t/m

D3 P = 22,5 t p = 7,2 t/m

D4 P = 22,5 t p = 8,0 t/m

E4 P = 25 t p = 8,0 t/m

E5 P = 25 t p = 8,8 t/m

Categories of vertical track loading capacity are presented in the application ŽSR Info Map in Annex 3.3.2.1.B.

ŠRT P = 24,5 t p = 9 t/m


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3.3.2.3. Line Gradients More detailed information on the gradient conditions of individual tracks and track sections is provided in the track conditions tables, in the application ŽSR Info Map and in Annex 3.3.2.1.B.

3.3.2.4. Line Speeds More detailed information on line speeds is provided in the track conditions tables, in the application ŽSR Info Map and in the Annex 3.3.2.1.B.

3.3.2.5. Maximum train lengths Length of the passenger trains is limited by the length of platforms. Platforms length details at individual traffic points are presented in the application ŽSR Info Map and in Annex 3.3.1.3. More detailed information on the maximum train length at individual track sections can be found in the track conditions tables, in the application ŽSR Info Map, and in Annex 3.3.2.1.B.

3.3.2.6. Power supply Railway lines are divided into electrified and non-electrified and the extent is distinguished in different colour in the application ŽSR Info Map published on the ŽSR website www.zsr.sk and in Annex 3.3.2.1.B. Electrified lines are further divided by traction systems as shown in the table: Tab. 3: Traction systems

Traction system Lines

Direct current (600 V) TREŽ

Direct current (1,5 kV ) TEŽ, OZ

Direct current (3 kV) state border UA/SR - Čierna nad T. – Košice – Žilina – Púchov/Čadca – state border SR/CZ, Púchov (outside) – Lúky pod Makytou – state border SR/CZ

state border UA/SR - ŠRT Maťovce – Haniska pri Košiciach ŠRT

Maťovce – Bánovce nad Ondavou – Michaľany

Trebišov – Výh.Slivník

state border PL/SR – Plaveč – Kysak

Košice – Haniska pri Košiciach

state border HU/SR – Čaňa – Barca

Čadca – Skalité state border SR/PL

Vrútky – Martin

Výh UZ km 271,0 ŠRT - Čierna nad Tisou ŠRT

Alternating current, single-phase (25 kV 50Hz)

Banská Bystrica - Zvolen – Hronská Dúbrava – Šurany – Nové Zámky

Šurany – Palárikovo

Nové Zámky – Komárno – state border SR/HU

state border HU/SR Rusovce/Štúrovo – Bratislava – Kúty – state border SR/CZ

Bratislava node

Púchov – Bratislava hl.st.

Leopoldov – Galanta

Sereď – Trnava – Kúty

Kúty – Holíč nad Moravou - state border SR/CZ

Alternating current, single-phase (15 kV 16,7 Hz)

Bratislava-Petržalka – state border SR/AT


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3.3.3. Traffic Control and Communication Systems Information on traffic control and communication systems is provided in the track condition tables, in the application ŽSR Info Map and in Annexes 3.3.3.2 and 3.3.2.1.B. Information for passengers on train location is available on the ŽSR website www.zsr.sk in the section “Information for passengers“, or through mobile network operator service by sending SMS to 7036. The RUs providing rail services may obtain information on their train location by IS PIS-Operator/Train location or by IS TIS.

3.3.3.1. Signalling Systems Information on signalling systems can be found in the printed timetables and track conditions tables (Table 1).

3.3.3.2. Traffic Control Systems Information on the traffic control systems are presented in the following documents:

level crossing interlocking systems – in the track conditions tables, track interlocking systems and station interlocking systems – in track conditions tables, in the

application ŽSR Info Map and Annex 3.3.2.1.B. indicators of firing of bearings, indicators of wheel flats, indicators of hot rims and indicators of

hot brakes are presented in the track conditions tables, in the application ŽSR Info Map and in Ann

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